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nazgulsenpai··on Kalshi court losses pile up as judges refuse to block state gambling laws
I'm against government regulation of gambling in principle but in reality, they have an uphill battle trying to convince any reasonable person that 'its platform offers “swaps” that can only be regulated by the US Commodity Futures Exchange (CFTC)'.
nazgulsenpai··on Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production
I have very little interest in electric vehicles, Tesla, Elon Musk, etc. But I still think the Cybertruck, at least the design, looks awesome. It looked like something you'd see in the "Another World" or "Out of this World" intro cinematic.
nazgulsenpai··on From Linux to Wikipedia: How Volunteers Build the Internet
The point is that it was fun to make it for yourself, about anything you're passionate about. There was never a pay calculation because you did it on your own, because you wanted to.
nazgulsenpai··on California Gov Newsom commutes death sentences for all 548 people on death row
Even knowing the crimes that would lead one to be given a death sentence? What about the victims and their families?
nazgulsenpai··on AT&T's Copper Shutdown Begins: POTS Phase-Out Timeline
In my yard there is a "call before digging" type cylinder that had fallen over by like 5 degrees, revealing some of the telephone wiring inside. I called the AT&T number on the cylinder and reported it -- about 8 years ago. Since then I've sliced and diced those exposed cables many times over doing yardwork and it's still there.

I'm sure there is just so much obsolete and unused copper wiring out there that will remain even after a complete shutdown.

nazgulsenpai··on Byesky: Wipe your Bluesky account clean
Nah, this is the first I've heard of that.
nazgulsenpai··on Byesky: Wipe your Bluesky account clean
do they drive a honda fit
nazgulsenpai··on Ask HN: Which TV do you recommend for privacy?
Per one of the comments above I just learned that Sceptre produces dumb TVs. I will be going this route.

Also your question is your answer.

nazgulsenpai··on Finland investigate Google over destruction of 250k trees
But the title claim of 250k trees never appears in the article...
nazgulsenpai··on Finland investigate Google over destruction of 250k trees
Where does the linked article say anything about trees? It's about water management
nazgulsenpai··on Type Server Protocol
...Subscription Edition
nazgulsenpai··on Questions for believers in AI consciousness
First we would have to sufficiently define consciousness
nazgulsenpai··on FLUX 3 Image
Unless the version 3 announcement is your onboarding point, like it is for me just now. I can go research FLUX from here, but the original poster's point still holds.
nazgulsenpai··on ICC judge on what U.S. sanctions mean for her and global courts
As an American, I don't think anyone informed has ever perceived the US as neutral, at least not since the 20th century. We have veto power with control of the US dollar, the ability of the US military to engage in any part of the world (historically, much less so in current year), and being a permanent member of the UN Security Council.

In my opinion, the sanctioning of these judges simply comes across as a petty tantrum of a nation in decline, using the remaining tools it has at it's disposal to try to get its way.

edit: typo

nazgulsenpai··on Supabase is acquiring Turso
I have only ever interfaced with sqlite querying databases created by other applications so I'm not really super familiar with the application development side of it, but I've only ever heard praise of sqlite. Out of pure curiosity, what would a better sqlite look like, aside from postgres compatibility mentioned?
nazgulsenpai··on Palantir founder purchases large swath of forest in Sweden
I mean that as the government's incestuous relationship with surveillance tech, not as a positive thing.
nazgulsenpai··on Palantir founder purchases large swath of forest in Sweden
Perhaps there's a reason Sweden wants him to have all of this land.
nazgulsenpai··on The Untold Origins of Trump's Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In Voting
> Beyond that, it would have inexplicably handed authority over the plan’s execution to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who has no formal oversight over the Postal Service.

Damn, that reminds me of those pesky Epstein files. But that was like 20 scandals ago, so who's paying attention.

nazgulsenpai··on Sober: We Ported Roblox to Linux
I've been using Sober for about a year to play Roblox with my daughters. It's been a seamless experience, except for about a week that I was getting Verification Captchas every time we joined a game. That was resolved when I updated the flatpak.

I love projects like this!

nazgulsenpai··on OpenAI still doesn't seem to have a handle on all of its rogue AI activity
IMO it's because they don't want to handle their rogue AI activity. They want regulation around AI where they will inevitably be the beneficiaries even if they are the initial target. They can then lobby regulation in their favor and make the barrier of entry to competitors impossible.
nazgulsenpai··on 13 Months Sober (2025)
Thank you :) I did go to AA for 3 months when I first quit. I was encouraged by all of the stories, even the horrible and negative ones. I do realize I am lucky. My ex-spouse was not so lucky. It took damn near the destruction of her life to finally stop but she's been going for about 2 years now with lots of ups and downs. I never considered it something that could be vaccinated against but now I share your hope for it someday!
nazgulsenpai··on 13 Months Sober (2025)
How coincidental this appears on my timeline today, it's my 12th year sober today. I started drinking heavily when I turned 21 and it spiraled until an all day, every day thing. I even had pancreatitis when I was 28 and even when it was obvious why I just refused to see it. One night when I was 30, a drunk family member got into a physical altercation with me and I asked a friend to pick me up so I could leave. On that trip, he simply said "have you ever considered that you might be an alcoholic?" I don't know what was different about this time, but I immediately realized it -- holy shit. I never drank again after that.

Once I quit I immediately was "my old self" again. I got back into playing video games, listening to MY music instead of whatever was palatable to whomever I was drinking with, dedicating all my time and energy into my kids and my nerdy hobbies.

It might come across as silly but, if you have someone close to you who has a drinking problem, it might be worth asking them about it. They probably won't be receptive to it until the time is right, but who knows? Maybe that time is when they ask for a ride from you at 2AM.

nazgulsenpai··on I switched to Brave
I originally used Brave for mobile because I could watch YouTube with the display turned off or unfocused and it not interrupt playback and, of course, blocked adds. I quickly adopted it on desktop and everywhere else.

The sync works really well, and all of the added "features" can be easily disabled.

nazgulsenpai··on Opus 5.5 is good at explainer videos
How would that be different than the "Ask" button YouTube videos have now? I haven't used it much so I don't know, just curious.
nazgulsenpai··on F-Droid 2.0
I must admit I skimmed the altruism part and only absorbed the nerd part. You are correct.
nazgulsenpai··on Where's the Beef?: The lab-grown-meat revolution that wasn't
I guess you can't stop people from being wasteful, but a device intended for continuous use is still much better from an environmental perspective than one made to be disposable.

Thanks for the anecdote though, that is interesting.

nazgulsenpai··on Toyota is taking the Corolla electric
Does this change the fact that they quit making subcompacts?
nazgulsenpai··on Toyota is taking the Corolla electric
I just want my subcompacts back... I was mortified to find that the whole class had been abandoned in current year models across manufacturers :(
nazgulsenpai··on Pentium II at 600Mhz with Voodoo 3 Emulated on 86Box with M6 Mac Mini
Core memory unlocked. I remember being in my dark bedroom with he glow of the CRT playing Quake 2 grapple CTF for hours and hours. Eventually I got a Voodoo 3 in all it's 16-bit color glory.

It's wild how hazy those memories are becoming. Getting old is weird.

nazgulsenpai··on Dutch governments builds alternative for Microsoft based on NixOS
NixOS is Linux.
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